Frankenstein Volume 3 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Recommence

A

begin or cause to begin agian

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2
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Repungence

A

intense disgust

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3
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Disquisition

A

a long or elaborate discussion on a particular subject

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4
Q

Indolence

A

avoidance of activity or exersion; laziness

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5
Q

Desponding

A

become dejected and lose confidence

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6
Q

Replete

A

filled or well-supplied with something

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7
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Availed

A

help or benefit; use or take advantage of

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8
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Insurmountable

A

too great to be overcome

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9
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Allurements

A

attractiveness, appeal, charm, attraction

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10
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Obscure

A

not discovered or known about; uncertain

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11
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Ennui

A

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of excitement

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12
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Unremitting

A

never relaxing or slackening; incessant

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13
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Provocation

A

action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately

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14
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Propagated

A

breed specimens of (a plant or animal) by natural process from the parent stock

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15
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Insatiate

A

never satisfied

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16
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Lulled

A

calmed

17
Q

Supposition

A

an uncertain belief

18
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Augury

A

a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen

19
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Commencement

A

a beginning or start

20
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Machinations

A

plans

21
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Languishing

A

wasting away

22
Q

Torpor

A

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

23
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Remonstrate

A

make a forcefully reproachful protest

24
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Artifice

A

clever or cunning devices, especially used to trick or deceive others

25
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Formidable

A

difficult to overcome

26
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Obscured

A

kept from being seen; conceal

27
Q

Tidings

A

news; information

28
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Extremities

A

farthest points

29
Q

Fiendish

A

extremely cruel or unpleasant; devilish

30
Q

Pilgrimage

A

a journey

31
Q

Omnipotence

A

the quality of having unlimited or very great power

32
Q

Irremediable

A

impossible to cure or put right

33
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Scoffing

A

mocking

34
Q

Fraught

A

likely to result in something undesierable